Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 60.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Nicaragua, 2005–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 60.0% for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Nicaragua peaked at 64.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2005.
That places Nicaragua 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.3% | — |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +132.9% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 62.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 60.0% | -6.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 60.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.4%, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 60.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.7%, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +132.9% | 14.3% | 33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.8% | 14.3% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 38.5% | 58.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 58.8% | 64.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Nicaragua?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in Nicaragua was 60.0% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics.
- What is the highest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- Nicaragua ranks 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics, published as part of Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in ministerial level positions is the proportion of women in ministerial or equivalent positions (including deputy prime ministers) in the government. Prime Ministers/Heads of Government are included when they hold ministerial portfolios. Vice-Presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.